My brother was in a vegetative state after a stroke (brain bleed). I am certain that he was aware on some level, because he relaxed noticeably and passed away as I spoke on speaker phone with our favorite aunt. I’m convinced that her kind words about my brother allowed him to make his transition. He was never going to recover from his stroke, but knowing that the brain still seems aware even when we don’t think that it is makes me forever grateful that I didn’t leave his side, that I shared happy memories, and that I told him how much I & the whole family loved him after he was considered unable to understand. The doctor who tried to save him actually mouthed to me that he was unable to recover, never saying it aloud in my brother’s presence … I assume he also believes that the unconscious mind may very well hear.
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